Method and Device for Transmitting System Information

ABSTRACT

A method and a device for transmitting system information are provided. The method includes: a network device determines a resource for sending the system information, and the network device sends the system information on the resource for sending the system information. The device for transmitting system information includes a transceiver, used for receiving system information on a configured first resource.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S)

This application is a continuing application of U.S. application Ser.No. 16/470,967, filed on Jun. 18, 2019, which is a 371 application ofInternational Application No. PCT/CN2016/111509, filed on Dec. 22, 2016,the entire disclosures of both of which are hereby incorporated byreference.

TECHNICAL FIELD

Implementations of the present disclosure relate to the communicationfield, in particular to a method and a device for transmitting systeminformation in the communication field.

BACKGROUND

In the design of the Long Term Evolution (LTE) system, the bandwidth fora base station to send system information can only be applied to aterminal device for which the minimum bandwidth is applicable, whichwill cause the transmission of the system information to be limited byresources.

SUMMARY

Implementations of the present disclosure provide a method and a devicefor transmitting system information.

In a first aspect, a method for transmitting system information isprovided. The method includes: determining a resource for sending thesystem information by a network device, and sending the systeminformation on the resource for sending the system information by thenetwork device.

Optionally, the network device can send the system information throughbroadcast and/or multicast and/or unicast.

Optionally, determining the resource for sending the system informationby the network device may include expanding, by the network device, acurrent resource for sending system information to obtain an expandedresource, and determining the expanded resource as the resource forsending system information. Optionally, the network device can send apart of the system information on a current resource for sending systeminformation and send a remaining part of the system information on anexpanded resource.

Optionally, the system information may be all system information thatthe network device needs to send to at least one terminal device, or maybe part of system information that the network device sends to the atleast one terminal device. For example, the system information may be aMaster Information Block (MIB) in the LTE. In other words, a resourcedetermined by the network device may be used for sending part or all ofsystem information, such as all or part of system information of SystemInformation Block (SIB) 1, SIB 2, SIB 3, SIB 4, SIB 5, SIB 6, SIB 7, SIB8, etc. in LTE. Optionally, the system information may be all or part ofsystem information in a future communication system. The classificationof system information in the future communication system may adopt theclassification manner of system information in the LTE system, or mayadopt other classification manners of system information.Implementations of the present disclosure are not limited thereto. Thesystem information of the future communication system includes thecontent contained in the system information in the LTE, but is notlimited to the content contained in the system information in the LTE,and may also include other content. Implementations of the presentdisclosure are not limited thereto.

In some implementations, before sending the system information on theresource for sending the system information by the network device, themethod further includes: sending first indication information to atleast one terminal device by the network device, wherein the firstindication information is used for the at least one terminal device todetermine the resource for sending the system information.

In some implementations, the first indication information is used forindicating location of the resource where the network device sends thesystem information, or the first indication information is used forindicating starting location of the resource where the network devicesends the system information, and at least one of time domain width of aresource block and frequency domain width of the resource block.

Optionally, the first indication information which indicates theresource where the network device sends the system information mayindicate locations of several resources, and the sizes of the locationsof the several resources may vary. Optionally, the first indicationinformation may indicate that the resource where the network devicesends the system information is a specific resource selected from a setof resources. Implementations of the present disclosure are not limitedthereto.

In an implementation of the present disclosure, the first indicationinformation may be used to indicate the location of the resource wherethe network device sends the system information. The at least oneterminal device determines, according to the resource where the networkdevice sends the system information and which is indicated by the firstindication information, the resource for receiving the systeminformation. When the first indication information is used forindicating the starting location of the resource where the networkdevice sends the system information, and at least one of the time domainwidth of the resource block and the frequency domain width of theresource block, the at least one terminal device can determine a timedomain resource for receiving the system information according to thestarting location of the resource and the time domain width of theresource block. The at least one terminal device can determine afrequency domain resource for receiving the system information accordingto the starting location of the resource and the frequency domain widthof the resource block. The at least one terminal device can determine atime domain and frequency domain resource for receiving the systeminformation according to the starting location of the resource, the timedomain width of the resource block and the frequency domain width of theresource block.

In some implementations, the first indication information is furtherused for indicating a transmission periodicity for the network device tosend the system information, and/or the first indication information isfurther used for indicating content information contained in the systeminformation.

In some implementations, the first indication information is furtherused for indicating whether the at least one terminal device needs toreceive the system information on the resource for sending the systeminformation.

In an implementation of the present disclosure, when the firstindication information indicates that the at least one terminal deviceneeds to receive the system information on the resource for sending thesystem information, the at least one terminal device receives the systeminformation. Specifically, the system information can be receivedaccording to the first indication information. When the first indicationinformation indicates that the at least one terminal device does notneed to receive the system information on the resource for sending thesystem information, the at least one terminal device does not receivethe system information on the resource for sending the systeminformation.

In some implementations, the first indication information is furtherused for indicating location of a resource where the network devicesends control information of the system information, or the firstindication information is used for indicating starting location of theresource where the network device sends control information of thesystem information, and at least one of time domain width of a resourceblock and frequency domain width of the resource block.

Optionally, the first indication information which indicates theresource where the network device sends the control information of thesystem information may indicate locations of several resources, and thesizes of the locations of the several resources may vary. Optionally,the first indication information may indicate that the resource wherethe network device sends the control information of the systeminformation is a specific resource selected from a set of resources.Implementations of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

In an implementation of the present disclosure, the first indicationinformation may also indicate the resource where the network devicesends the control information of the system information. In this way,the at least one terminal device receives, according to the indicationof the first indication information, the control information of thesystem information on the resource for sending the control informationof the system information. When the at least one terminal devicereceives the control information of the system information, the resourcefor receiving the system information can be determined according to aresource indicated by the control information of the system information,and then the system information can be received according to thedetermined resource for receiving the system information.

In some implementations, the control information of the systeminformation is further used for indicating a transmission periodicityfor the network device to send the system information, and/or thecontrol information of the system information is further used forindicating content information contained in the system information sentby the network device.

In some implementations, the control information of the systeminformation is further used for indicating whether the at least oneterminal device needs to receive the system information on the resourcefor sending the system information. When the control information of thesystem information indicates that the at least one terminal device needsto receive the system information on the resource for sending the systeminformation, the at least one terminal device receives the systeminformation on the resource for sending the system information. When thecontrol information of the system information indicates that the atleast one terminal device does not need to receive the systeminformation on the resource for sending the system information, the atleast one terminal device does not need to receive the systeminformation on the resource for sending the system information.

In some implementations, sending the first indication information to theat least one terminal device by the network device includes: sending thefirst indication information to the at least one terminal device by thenetwork device through synchronization information.

In some implementations, determining the resource for sending the systeminformation by the network device includes: determining the resource forsending the system information by the network device according topreconfigured information.

In an implementation of the present disclosure, the preconfiguredinformation may be specified in a protocol or determined by negotiationbetween the network device and the at least one terminal device.Implementations of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

In some implementations, the preconfigured information is used forindicating a calculation method of the resource where the network devicesends the system information.

In other words, the network device calculates the resource, where thenetwork device sends the system information, according to the methodwhich is indicated by the preconfigured information and which is usedfor calculating the resource where the network device sends the systeminformation.

In some implementations, the preconfigured information is used forindicating a calculation method of the resource where the network devicesends control information of the system information.

In other words, the network device calculates the resource, where thenetwork device sends the control information of the system information,according to the method which is indicated by the preconfiguredinformation and which is used for calculating the resource where thenetwork device sends the control information of the system information.

In some implementations, the system information includes secondindication information, and the second indication information is usedfor indicating resources for the at least one terminal device to receiveother system information than the system information.

In an implementation of the present disclosure, when the systeminformation is part of the system information sent by the networkdevice, the network device can indicate, in the system information, theresource for the remaining system information not sent to the at leastone terminal device. In this way, the at least one terminal devicereceives the system information, determines the resource for theremaining system information according to the second indicationinformation included in the system information. The other systeminformation herein can be understood as the remaining system informationthat the network device has not sent to the at least one terminal deviceyet.

In some implementations, the second indication information is furtherused for indicating an order in which the at least one terminal devicereceives the other system information, and/or the second indicationinformation is further used for indicating content information of theother system information.

In an implementation of the present disclosure, when the systeminformation is part of the system information sent by the networkdevice, the network device can indicate, in the system informationthrough the second indication information, the transmission sequence forthe remaining system information not sent to the at least one terminaldevice. In this way, when receiving the system information, the at leastone terminal device determines the reception sequence for the remainingsystem information according to the second indication informationincluded in the system information. The at least one terminal devicereceives the remaining system information according to the receptionsequence. The other system information herein can be understood as theremaining system information that the network device has not sent to theat least one terminal device yet.

In some implementations, the system information is a master informationblock.

In an implementation of the present disclosure, if the systeminformation is the master information block, since the masterinformation block includes the most important system information, suchas system bandwidth, system frame number, selection information, initialaccess information, etc. The master information block may also includeinformation of a base station. In this way, the at least one terminaldevice can be ensured to normally receive the master information block.

Optionally, the master information block is further used for indicatingwhether the at least one terminal device needs to receive the remainingsystem information not sent by the network device, on the resource forsending the system information.

In a second aspect, a method for transmitting system information isprovided. The method includes: receiving system information on aconfigured first resource by a terminal device.

Optionally, the terminal device receives the system information sent bythe network device on a configured first resource.

Optionally, the system information may be all system information thatthe network device needs to send to the terminal device, or may be partof system information that the network device sends to the terminaldevice. For example, the system information may be an MIB. In otherwords, a resource determined by the network device may be used forsending part or all of system information, such as all or part of systeminformation of SIB 1, SIB 2, SIB 3, SIB 4, SIB 5, SIB 6, SIB 7, SIB 8,etc. in LTE. Optionally, the system information may be all or part ofsystem information in a future communication system.

In an implementation of the present disclosure, before receiving thesystem information on the configured first resource by the terminaldevice, the method further includes: receiving first indicationinformation by the terminal device, and determining the first resourceaccording to the first indication information by the terminal device.

Optionally, the terminal device can receive the first indicationinformation through synchronization information.

Optionally, the terminal device can receive a part or all of the systeminformation through broadcast and/or multicast and/or unicast of thenetwork device.

In an implementation of the present disclosure, the terminal device canreceive the first indication information, and determine the firstresource according to the first indication information. Morespecifically, the terminal device can receive the first indicationinformation sent by the network device. Optionally, the terminal devicecan receive the first indication information sent by other networkdevices. Implementations of the present disclosure are not limitedthereto.

In some implementations, the first indication information is used forindicating location of the resource for sending the system information,or the first indication information is used for indicating startinglocation of the resource for sending the system information, and atleast one of time domain width of a resource block and frequency domainwidth of the resource block. Determining the first resource according tothe first indication information by the terminal device includes:determining, by the terminal device, the first resource according to thelocation of the resource for sending the system information indicated bythe first indication information; or determining, by the terminaldevice, the first resource according to the starting location of theresource for sending the system information, and at least one of thetime domain width of the resource block and the frequency domain widthof the resource block, indicated by the first indication information.

Specifically, when the first indication information is used forindicating the starting location of the resource for sending the systeminformation, and at least one of the time domain width of the resourceblock and the frequency domain width of the resource block, the terminaldevice can determine a time domain resource for receiving the systeminformation according to the starting location of the resource and thetime domain width of the resource block. The terminal device candetermine a frequency domain resource for receiving the systeminformation according to the starting location of the resource and thefrequency domain width of the resource block. The terminal device candetermine a time domain and frequency domain resource for receiving thesystem information according to the starting location of the resource,the time domain width of the resource block and the frequency domainwidth of the resource block.

Optionally, the first indication information which indicates theresource for sending the system information may indicate locations ofseveral resources, and the sizes of the locations of the severalresources may vary. Optionally, the first indication information mayindicate that the resource for sending the system information is aspecific resource selected from a set of resources. Implementations ofthe present disclosure are not limited thereto.

In some implementations, the first indication information is furtherused for indicating a transmission periodicity for sending the systeminformation, and/or the first indication information is further used forindicating content information contained in the system information.

For example, the first indication information may also indicate atransmission periodicity for the network device to send an MIB, or atransmission periodicity for an SIB 1. Optionally, the first indicationinformation may indicate transmission periodicity for all systeminformation. The transmission periodicity for multiple pieces of systeminformation may be the same or different. Implementations of the presentdisclosure are not limited thereto. In this way, the at least oneterminal device may periodically receive the corresponding systeminformation according to the transmission periodicity of the systeminformation. For example, the first indication information may alsoindicate that the MIB includes such content information as system framenumber, downlink system bandwidth, Physical Hybrid ARQ Indicator Channel(PHICH), etc. For example, the content information may be indicated byidentification information. For another example, the first indicationinformation may also indicate that the SIB1 includes Public Land MobileNetwork Identity (PLMN-ID), Temporal Access Control (TAC), Cell ID (CellID), cell selection information, etc. For another example, the firstindication information may also indicate that the SIB includes AutomaticCall Back (ACB), and common access resources, etc.

In some implementations, the first indication information is furtherused for indicating location of a resource for sending controlinformation of the system information, or the first indicationinformation is used for indicating starting location of a resource forsending control information of the system information, and at least oneof time domain width of a resource block and frequency domain width ofthe resource block. Determining the first resource according to thefirst indication information by the terminal device includes:determining, by the terminal device, the resource for sending thecontrol information of the system information according to the locationof the resource for sending the control information of the systeminformation indicated by the first indication information, or accordingto the starting location of the resource for sending the controlinformation of the system information, and at least one of the timedomain width of the resource block and the frequency domain width of theresource block, indicated by the first indication information;receiving, by the terminal device, the control information of the systeminformation on the resource for sending the control information of thesystem information; and determining, by the terminal device, the firstresource according to a resource indicated by the control information ofthe system information.

Optionally, the first indication information which indicates theresource for sending the control information of the system informationmay indicate locations of several resources, and the sizes of thelocations of the several resources may vary. Optionally, the firstindication information may indicate that the resource for sending thecontrol information of the system information is a specific resourceselected from a set of resources. Implementations of the presentdisclosure are not limited thereto.

In some implementations, the control information of the systeminformation is further used for indicating a transmission periodicityfor sending the system information, and/or the control information ofthe system information is further used for indicating contentinformation contained in the sent system information. Of course, thecontrol information of the system information can also be used forindicating the order in which the system information is sent, and theimplementations of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

In some implementations, the control information of the systeminformation is further used for indicating whether the at least oneterminal device needs to receive the system information on the resourcefor sending the system information. When the control information of thesystem information indicates that the terminal device needs to receivethe system information on the resource for sending the systeminformation, the terminal device receives the system information on theresource for sending the system information. When the controlinformation of the system information indicates that the terminal devicedoes not need to receive the system information on the resource forsending the system information, the terminal device does not need toreceive the system information on the resource for sending the systeminformation.

In some implementations, receiving the first indication information bythe terminal device includes receiving the first indication informationthrough synchronization information by the terminal device.

In some implementations, the first indication information is furtherused for indicating whether the terminal device needs to receive thesystem information on the first resource. Determining the first resourceaccording to the first indication information by the terminal deviceincludes: determining the first resource according to the firstindication information by the terminal device when the first indicationinformation is further used for indicating that the terminal deviceneeds to receive the system information on the first resource.

In some implementations, before receiving the system information on theconfigured first resource by the terminal device, the method furtherincludes: determining the first resource according to preconfiguredinformation by the terminal device.

In an implementation of the present disclosure, the preconfiguredinformation may be specified in a protocol or determined by negotiationbetween the network device and the at least one terminal device.Implementations of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

In some implementations, the preconfigured information is used forindicating a calculation method of the first resource. Determining thefirst resource according to the preconfigured information by theterminal device includes: determining, by the terminal device, the firstresource according to the calculation method of the first resourceindicated by the preconfigured information.

In some implementations, the preconfigured information is used forindicating a calculation method of the resource for sending controlinformation of the system information. Determining the first resourceaccording to the preconfigured information by the terminal deviceincludes: calculating, by the terminal device, the resource for sendingthe control information of the system information according to thecalculation method of the resource for sending the control informationof the system information indicated by the preconfigured information;receiving, by the terminal device, the control information of the systeminformation on the resource for sending the control information of thesystem information; and determining, by the terminal device, the firstresource according to a resource indicated by the control information ofthe system information.

In some implementations, receiving system information on the configuredfirst resource by the terminal device includes: receiving the systeminformation simultaneously or sequentially by the terminal deviceaccording to its own supported bandwidth.

In an implementation of the present disclosure, when the bandwidthsupported by the terminal device is relatively wide, and the firstresource is a resource with a relatively wide bandwidth, if the networkdevice sends multiple pieces of system information on the firstresource, the terminal device can simultaneously receive the multiplepieces of system information on the first resource. When the bandwidthsupported by the terminal device is relatively narrow, and the firstresource is a relatively wide resource, if the network device sendsmultiple pieces of system information on the first resource, theterminal device can sequentially receive the multiple pieces of systeminformation on the first resource. Specifically, the multiple pieces ofsystem information may be received according to an order indicated bythe second indication information.

In some implementations, the system information includes secondindication information, and the second indication information is usedfor indicating to the terminal device resources for receiving othersystem information than the system information. After receiving thesystem information on the configured first resource by the terminaldevice, the method further includes: receiving, by the terminal device,the other system information on the resources for receiving the othersystem information than the system information according to the secondindication information.

In an implementation of the present disclosure, when the systeminformation is part of the system information sent by the networkdevice, the network device can indicate, in the system information, theresource for the remaining system information not sent to the terminaldevice. In this way, the terminal device receives the systeminformation, determines the resource for the remaining systeminformation according to the second indication information included inthe system information. The other system information herein can beunderstood as the remaining system information that the network devicehas not sent to the terminal device yet.

In some implementations, the second indication information is furtherused for indicating an order in which the terminal device receives theother system information, and/or the second indication information isfurther used for indicating content information of the other systeminformation.

In an implementation of the present disclosure, when the systeminformation is part of the system information sent by the networkdevice, the network device can indicate, in the system informationthrough the second indication information, the transmission sequence forthe remaining system information not sent to the terminal device. Inthis way, when receiving the system information, the terminal devicedetermines the reception sequence for the remaining system informationaccording to the second indication information included in the systeminformation. The terminal device receives the remaining systeminformation according to the reception sequence. The other systeminformation herein can be understood as the remaining system informationthat the network device has not sent to the terminal device yet.

In some implementations, the system information is a master informationblock.

Optionally, the master information block is further used for indicatingwhether the terminal device needs to receive the remaining systeminformation not sent on the resource for sending the system information.

In a third aspect, an apparatus for transmitting system information isprovided for performing the method in the first aspect or any possibleimplementation mode of the first aspect described above. Specifically,the apparatus includes units for performing the method in the firstaspect or any possible implementation mode of the first aspect describedabove.

In a fourth aspect, an apparatus for transmitting system information isprovided for performing the method in the second aspect or any possibleimplementation mode of the second aspect described above. Specifically,the apparatus includes units for performing the method in the secondaspect or any possible implementation mode of the second aspectdescribed above.

In a fifth aspect, an apparatus for transmitting system information isprovided. The apparatus may include a transceiver and a processor. Theapparatus may perform the method of the first aspect or the method inany one of optional implementations of the first aspect.

In a six aspect, a system for transmitting system information isprovided. The system includes: the apparatus of the third aspect or theapparatus in any one of optional implementations of the third aspect,and the apparatus of the fourth aspect or the apparatus in any one ofoptional implementations of the fourth aspect.

In a seventh aspect, an apparatus for transmitting system information isprovided. The apparatus may include a transceiver and a processor. Theapparatus may perform the method of the second aspect or the method inany one of optional implementations of the second aspect.

In an eighth aspect, a computer readable medium is provided. Thecomputer readable medium stores program codes executable by a networkdevice, and the program codes include instructions for executing themethod of the first aspect or the method in any one of the variousimplementations of the first aspect.

In a ninth aspect, a computer readable medium is provided. The computerreadable medium stores program codes executable by a terminal device,and the program codes include instructions for executing the method ofthe second aspect or the method in any one of the variousimplementations of the second aspect.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a method for transmitting systeminformation according to an implementation of the present disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of another method for transmitting systeminformation according to an implementation of the present disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of another method for transmitting systeminformation according to an implementation of the present disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of another method for transmitting systeminformation according to an implementation of the present disclosure.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of another method for transmitting systeminformation according to an implementation of the present disclosure.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of another method for transmitting systeminformation according to an implementation of the present disclosure.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a device for transmitting systeminformation according to an implementation of the present disclosure.

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of another device for transmitting systeminformation according to an implementation of the present disclosure.

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of a system for transmitting systeminformation according to an implementation of the present disclosure.

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of a device for transmitting systeminformation according to an implementation of the present disclosure.

FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram of another device for transmitting systeminformation according to an implementation of the present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

It should be understood that the technical schemes of theimplementations of the present disclosure may be applied to variouscommunication systems, such as a Global System of Mobile communication(GSM) system, a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) system, a WidebandCode Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) system, a General Packet RadioService (GPRS) system, an LTE system, an LTE Frequency Division Duplex(FDD) system, an LTE Time Division Duplex (TDD) system, a UniversalMobile Telecommunication System (UMTS), a Worldwide Interoperability forMicrowave Access (WiMAX) communication system, or other communicationsystems that may emerge in future.

It should also be understood that in implementations of the presentdisclosure, a terminal device may be referred to as a User Equipment(UE), a terminal equipment, a Mobile Station (MS), a Mobile Terminal, ora terminal device in the future 5G network, etc. The terminal device maycommunicate with one or more core networks via a Radio Access Network(RAN). For example, the terminal may be a mobile phone (or called“cellular” phone) or a computer with a mobile terminal, etc. For anotherexample, the terminal may be a portable, pocket-sized, hand-hold,built-in-computer, or vehicle-mounted mobile device that exchanges voiceand/or data with a wireless access network.

A network device may be used for communicating with mobile devices. Thenetwork device may be a Base Transceiver Station (BTS) in Global Systemof Mobile Communication (GSM) or Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA),or a base station (NodeB, NB) in Wideband Code Division Multiple Access(WCDMA), or an Evolution Node B (eNB or eNodeB) in LTE, or a relaystation or access point, or a vehicle-mounted device or wearable device,or an access network device in future 5G network.

In an implementation of the present disclosure, a signal fortransmitting system information, which a terminal device may send to anetwork device may be a preamble. For example, the signal fortransmitting system information may be sent on a Physical Random AccessChannel (PRACH). After the network device receives the signal, fortransmitting system information, sent by the terminal device, theterminal device may send a response (Random Access Response, RAR) fortransmitting system information to the network device, where theresponse for transmitting system information is used for notifying thatthe terminal device has successfully accessed.

FIG. 1 illustrates a schematic flowchart of a method 100 fortransmitting system information according to an implementation of thepresent disclosure. FIG. 1 illustrates acts or operations of a methodfor transmitting system information provided in an implementation of thepresent disclosure. However, these acts or operations are merelyexamples, and other operations or variations of the operations shown inFIG. 1 may be performed in implementations of the present disclosure.The method 100 includes acts S110 and S120.

In act S110, a network device determines a resource for sending systeminformation.

In act S120, the network device sends the system information on theresource for sending the system information.

FIG. 2 illustrates a schematic flowchart of a method 200 fortransmitting system information according to an implementation of thepresent disclosure. FIG. 2 illustrates acts or operations of a methodfor transmitting system information provided in an implementation of thepresent disclosure. However, these acts or operations are merelyexamples, and other operations or variations of the operations shown inFIG. 2 may be performed in implementations of the present disclosure.The method 200 includes act S210.

In act S210, a terminal device receives system information on aconfigured first resource.

It should be understood that the first resource in act S210 may be theresource for sending the system information in act S110.

Therefore, the network device can determine the resource for sending thesystem information, and the network device can send the systeminformation on the determined resource for sending the systeminformation. In this way, the terminal device can receive, according toits own capability, the system information on the resource where thenetwork device sends the system information. For example, if theterminal device supports relatively wide bandwidth, the terminal devicecan obtain the system information through once receiving on the resourcewhere the network device sends the system information. If the terminaldevice supports relatively narrow bandwidth, the terminal device cansequentially receive the system information sent by the network deviceon the bandwidth supported by the terminal device.

Optionally, act S210 includes: receiving the system informationsimultaneously or sequentially by the terminal device according to itsown supported bandwidth. When the bandwidth supported by the terminaldevice is relatively wide, and the first resource is a resource with arelatively wide bandwidth, if the network device sends multiple piecesof system information on the first resource, the terminal device cansimultaneously receive the multiple pieces of system information on thefirst resource. When the bandwidth supported by the terminal device isrelatively narrow, and the first resource is a relatively wide resource,if the network device sends multiple pieces of system information on thefirst resource, the terminal device can sequentially receive themultiple pieces of system information on the first resource.Specifically, the multiple pieces of system information may besequentially received according to second indication information.

Optionally, the system information may be all system information thatthe network device needs to send to at least one terminal device, or maybe part of system information that the network device sends to the atleast one terminal device. For example, the system information may be anMIB in the LTE. In other words, a resource determined by the networkdevice may be used for sending part or all of system information, suchas all or part of system information of SIB 1, SIB 2, SIB3, SIB4, SIB5,SIB6, SIB7, SIB8, etc. in LTE. Optionally, the system information may beall or part of system information in a future communication system. Theclassification of system information in the future communication systemmay adopt the classification manner of system information in the LTEsystem, or may adopt other classification manners of system information.Implementations of the present disclosure are not limited thereto. Thesystem information in the future communication system includes thecontent contained in the system information in the LTE, but is notlimited to the content contained in the system information in the LTE,and may also include other content. Implementations of the presentdisclosure are not limited thereto. It should be understood that theterminal device in act S210 may be any one terminal device among the atleast one terminal device.

The manners in which the terminal device determines the first resourcemay be divided into two parts. The first part is that the first resourceis determined according to first indication information that is sent.The second part is that the network device determines the resource forsending the system information according to preconfigured information,and the terminal device determines the first resource for receiving thesystem information according to the preconfigured information.

In the first part, the network device sends the first indicationinformation to the terminal device, and the terminal device determinesthe first resource according to the first indication information. Thecontent related to the first part is described below.

In an optional implementation, before act S110, the method 100 furtherincludes: sending the first indication information to the at least oneterminal device by the network device, wherein the first indicationinformation is used for the at least one terminal device to determinethe resource for sending the system information. Before act S210, themethod 200 further includes: receiving the first indication informationby the terminal device, and determining the first resource according tothe first indication information by the terminal device. Specifically,the terminal device receives the first indication information sent bythe network device. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, the box labeledwith “1” in FIG. 3 represents a resource for sending the firstindication information, such as a resource for synchronizationinformation. For example, the first indication information may be sentthrough system information, and the boxes labeled with “3” in FIG. 3represent the resources for sending the system information to the atleast one terminal device by the network device, and the resources wherethe terminal device receives the system information.

Optionally, the network device sends the first indication information tothe at least one terminal device through the synchronizationinformation, the terminal device receives the first indicationinformation through the synchronization information.

Specifically, in order to enable the at least one terminal device toreceive the system information on correct resources, the network devicemay use the first indication information to notify the at least oneterminal device of the resource where the network device sends thesystem information. For example, the first indication information may besent to the at least one terminal device through the synchronizationinformation, and the at least one terminal device determines, accordingto the first indication information, the resource for receiving thesystem information. In this way, the at least one terminal device canreceive, according to the bandwidth supported by itself and the firstindication information, the system information that the network devicesends through broadcast and/or multicast and/or unicast, therebyimproving the flexibility of the network device for sending the systeminformation and the flexibility of the at least one terminal device forreceiving the system information.

Optionally, the first indication information is further used forindicating whether the at least one terminal device needs to receive thesystem information on the resource for sending the system information.Determining the first resource according to the first indicationinformation by the terminal device includes: determining the firstresource according to the first indication information by the terminaldevice when the first indication information is further used forindicating that the at least one terminal device needs to receive thesystem information on the first resource.

It should be understood that control information of the systeminformation or the master information block can also be used forindicating whether the at least one terminal device needs to receive thesystem information on the resource for sending the system information.

In an optional implementation, the first indication information is usedfor indicating location of the resource where the network device sendsthe system information, or the first indication information is used forindicating starting location of the resource where the network devicesends the system information, and at least one of time domain width of aresource block and frequency domain width of the resource block.Determining the first resource according to the first indicationinformation by the terminal device includes: determining, by theterminal device, the first resource according to the location of theresource for sending the system information indicated by the firstindication information; or determining, by the terminal device, thefirst resource according to the starting location of the resource forsending the system information, and at least one of the time domainwidth of the resource block and the frequency domain width of theresource block, indicated by the first indication information.Specifically, the first indication information may be used to indicatethe location of the resource where the network device sends the systeminformation, and the terminal device determines, according to theresource where the network device sends the system information and whichis indicated by the first indication information, the first resource forreceiving. When the first indication information is used for indicatingthe starting location of the resource where the network device sends thesystem information, and at least one of the time domain width of theresource block and the frequency domain width of the resource block, theterminal device can determine a time domain resource for receiving thesystem information according to the starting location of the resourceand the time domain width of the resource block, and the time domainresource can be considered as the first resource. The terminal devicecan determine a frequency domain resource for receiving the systeminformation according to the starting location of the resource and thefrequency domain width of the resource block, and the frequency domainresource may be considered as the first resource. The terminal devicemay determine a time domain and frequency domain resource for receivingthe system information according to the starting location of theresource, the time domain width of the resource block and the frequencydomain width of the resource block, and the time domain and frequencydomain resource may be considered as the first resource.

Optionally, the first indication information which indicates theresource where the network device sends the system information mayindicate several possible resource locations, and the capacity ofdifferent resource in different location may vary. Optionally, the firstindication information may indicate that the resource where the networkdevice sends the system information is a specific resource selected froma set of resources. Implementations of the present disclosure are notlimited thereto.

In an optional implementation, the first indication information isfurther used for indicating a transmission periodicity for sending thesystem information, and/or the first indication information is furtherused for indicating content information contained in the systeminformation. Particularly, the first indication information is furtherused for indicating a transmission periodicity for the network device tosend the system information.

For example, the first indication information may also indicate atransmission periodicity for the network device to send an MIB, or atransmission periodicity for an SIB 1. Optionally, the first indicationinformation may indicate transmission periodicity for all systeminformation. Specifically, the first indication information may alsoindicate transmission periodicity for all system information or part ofsystem information in a future network system. The transmissionperiodicity of multiple pieces of system information may be the same ordifferent, but implementations of the present disclosure are not limitedthereto. In this way, the at least one terminal device may periodicallyreceive the corresponding system information according to thetransmission periodicity of the system information. For example, thefirst indication information may also indicate that the MIB includessuch content information as system frame number, downlink systembandwidth, Physical Hybrid ARQ Indicator Channel (PHICH), etc. Forexample, the content information may be indicated by identificationinformation. For another example, the first indication information mayalso indicate that the SIB1 includes Public Land Mobile Network Identity(PLMN-ID), TAC, Cell ID, cell selection information, etc. For anotherexample, the first indication information may also indicate that the SIBincludes ACB, common access resources, etc.

In an optional implementation, the first indication information isfurther used for indicating location of the resource where the networkdevice sends control information of the system information, or the firstindication information is used for indicating starting location of theresource where the network device sends control information of thesystem information, and at least one of time domain width of a resourceblock and frequency domain width of the resource block. Determining thefirst resource according to the first indication information by theterminal device includes: determining, by the terminal device, theresource for sending the control information of the system informationaccording to the location of the resource for sending the controlinformation of the system information indicated by the first indicationinformation, or according to the starting location of the resource forsending the control information of the system information, and at leastone of the time domain width of the resource block and the frequencydomain width of the resource block, indicated by the first indicationinformation; receiving, by the terminal device, the control informationof the system information on the resource for sending the controlinformation of the system information; and determining, by the terminaldevice, the first resource according to a resource indicated by thecontrol information of the system information. For example, as shown inFIG. 4, the box labeled with “1” represents a resource for sending thefirst indication information, such as a resource for synchronizationinformation. The boxes labeled with “2” represent the resources wherethe network device sends the control information of the systeminformation and which are indicated by the first indication information.The boxes labeled with “3” represent the resources for sending thesystem information indicated by the control information of the systeminformation.

Specifically, the first indication information may also indicate theresource where the network device sends the control information of thesystem information. In this way, the terminal device receives, accordingto the indication of the first indication information, the controlinformation of the system information on the resource for sending thecontrol information of the system information. When the terminal devicereceives the control information of the system information, the resourcefor receiving the system information can be determined according to theresource indicated by the control information of the system information,and then the system information can be received according to thedetermined resource for receiving the system information.

Optionally, the first indication information which indicates theresource where the network device sends the configuration information ofthe system information may indicate several different resourcelocations, and the capacity of different resource in different locationmay vary. Optionally, the first indication information may indicate thatthe resource where the network device sends the control information ofthe system information is a specific resource selected from a set ofresources. Implementations of the present disclosure are not limitedthereto.

In an optional implementation, the control information of the systeminformation is further used for indicating a transmission periodicityfor sending the system information, and/or the control information ofthe system information is further used for indicating contentinformation contained in the sent system information.

In the second part, the network device determines the resource forsending the system information according to preconfigured information,and the terminal device determines the first resource for receiving thesystem information according to the preconfigured information. The firstresource here may be the resource for sending system information. Thecontent related to the second part is described below.

In an optional implementation, act S110 may include determining theresource for sending the system information according to preconfiguredinformation by the network device. Before act S210, the method 200 mayinclude determining the first resource according to preconfiguredinformation by the terminal device. The preconfigured information may bespecified in a protocol or determined by negotiation between the networkdevice and the at least one terminal device. Implementations of thepresent disclosure are not limited thereto.

In an optional implementation, the preconfigured information is used forindicating a calculation method of the resource where the network devicesends the system information. The network device calculates theresource, where the network device sends the system information,according to the method which is indicated by the preconfiguredinformation and which is used for calculating the resource where thenetwork device sends the system information. Determining the firstresource according to the preconfigured information by the terminaldevice includes: determining, by the terminal device, the first resourceaccording to the calculation method of the first resource indicated bythe preconfigured information. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, theboxes labeled with “3” in FIG. 5 represent the resources where thenetwork device sends the system information. The resources where thenetwork device sends the system information are determined according tothe preconfigured information. The terminal device can receive thesystem information on these resources. Specifically, the terminal devicecan receive the system information on these resources according to thebandwidth supported by it.

In an optional implementation, the preconfigured information is used forindicating a calculation method of the resource where the network devicesends control information of the system information. The network devicecalculates the resource, where the network device sends the controlinformation of the system information, according to the method which isindicated by the preconfigured information and which is used forcalculating the resource where the network device sends the controlinformation of the system information. Determining the first resourceaccording to the preconfigured information by the terminal deviceincludes: calculating, by the terminal device, the resource for sendingthe control information of the system information according to thecalculation method of the resource for sending the control informationof the system information indicated by the preconfigured information;receiving, by the terminal device, the control information of the systeminformation on the resource for sending the control information of thesystem information; and determining, by the terminal device, the firstresource according to a resource indicated by the control information ofthe system information. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, the boxeslabeled with “2” in FIG. 6 represent resources for sending and receivingthe control information of the system information. The boxes labeledwith “3” in FIG. 6 represent resources for sending and receiving thesystem information. The network device determines, according to thepreconfigured information, the resource where the network device sendsthe control information of the system information. The network devicedetermines, according to the resource for sending the system informationindicated by the control information of the system information, theresource where the network device sends the system information. Theterminal device determines, according to the preconfigured information,the resource for receiving the control information of the systeminformation. The terminal device receives the system information on thefirst resource which is used for receiving the system information andindicated by the control information of the system information.

In an optional implementation, the system information includes secondindication information, and the second indication information is usedfor indicating resources for the at least one terminal device to receiveother system information than the system information. After act S210,the method 200 further includes: receiving, by the terminal device, theother system information on the resources for receiving the other systeminformation than the system information according to the secondindication information.

Specifically, when the system information is part of the systeminformation sent by the network device, the network device can indicate,in the system information, the resource for the remaining systeminformation not sent to the at least one terminal device. In this way,the at least one terminal device receives the system information,determines the resource for the remaining system information accordingto the second indication information included in the system information.The other system information herein can be understood as the remainingsystem information that the network device has not sent to the at leastone terminal device yet.

In an optional implementation, the second indication information isfurther used for indicating an order in which the terminal devicereceives the other system information, and/or the second indicationinformation is further used for indicating content information of theother system information. After act S210, the method 200 furtherincludes: receiving, by the terminal device, the other systeminformation in the sequence for receiving the other system informationthan the system information according to the indication of the secondindication information.

Specifically, when the system information is part of the systeminformation sent by the network device, the network device can indicate,in the system information through the second indication information, thetransmission sequence for the remaining system information not sent tothe terminal device. In this way, when receiving the system information,the terminal device determines the reception sequence for the remainingsystem information according to the second indication informationincluded in the system information. The terminal device receives theremaining system information according to the reception sequence. Theother system information herein can be understood as the remainingsystem information that the network device has not sent to the at leastone terminal device yet.

In an optional implementation, the system information is a masterinformation block. If the system information is the master informationblock, since the master information block includes the most importantsystem information, such as system bandwidth, system frame number,selection information, initial access information, etc., the masterinformation block may also include information of a base station. Inthis way, the at least one terminal device can be ensured to normallyreceive the master information block.

It should be understood that in FIGS. 3 to 6, the x axis represents thetime domain (t), and the y axis represents the frequency domain (f).

FIG. 7 is a schematic block diagram of an apparatus 300 for transmittingsystem information according to an implementation of the presentapplication. The apparatus may be a network device in the method 100. Asshown in FIG. 7, the apparatus 300 includes a determining module 310 anda sending module 320.

The determining module 310 is used for determining a resource forsending the system information.

The sending module 320 is used for sending the system information on theresource for sending the system information.

In an optional implementation, the sending module 320 is further usedfor sending first indication information to at least one terminal devicebefore sending the system information on the resource for sending thesystem information, wherein the first indication information is used forthe at least one terminal device to determine the resource for sendingthe system information.

In an optional implementation, the first indication information is usedfor indicating location of the resource for sending the systeminformation, or the first indication information is used for indicatingstarting location of the resource for sending the system information,and at least one of time domain width of a resource block and frequencydomain width of the resource block.

In an optional implementation, the first indication information isfurther used for indicating a transmission periodicity for sending thesystem information, and/or the first indication information is furtherused for indicating content information contained in the systeminformation.

In an optional implementation, the first indication information isfurther used for indicating location of a resource for sending controlinformation of the system information, or the first indicationinformation is used for indicating starting location of a resource forsending control information of the system information, and at least oneof time domain width of a resource block and frequency domain width ofthe resource block.

In an optional implementation, the control information of the systeminformation is further used for indicating a transmission periodicityfor sending the system information, and/or the control information ofthe system information is further used for indicating contentinformation contained in the sent system information.

In an optional implementation, the sending module 320 is specificallyused for sending the first indication information to the at least oneterminal device through synchronization information.

In an optional implementation, the first indication information isfurther used for indicating whether the at least one terminal deviceneeds to receive the system information on the resource for sending thesystem information.

In an optional implementation, the determining module 310 isspecifically used for determining the resource for sending the systeminformation according to preconfigured information.

In an optional implementation, the preconfigured information is used forindicating a calculation method of the resource for sending the systeminformation.

In an optional implementation, the preconfigured information is used forindicating a calculation method of the resource for sending controlinformation of the system information.

In an optional implementation, the system information includes secondindication information, and the second indication information is usedfor indicating resources for the at least one terminal device to receiveother system information than the system information.

In an optional implementation, the second indication information isfurther used for indicating an order in which the at least one terminaldevice receives the other system information, and/or the secondindication information is further used for indicating contentinformation of the other system information.

In an optional implementation, the system information is a masterinformation block.

FIG. 8 is a schematic block diagram of an apparatus 400 for transmittingsystem information according to an implementation of the presentapplication. The apparatus may be a terminal device in the method 200.As shown in FIG. 8, the apparatus 400 includes a receiving module 410and a first determining module 420.

The receiving module 410 is used for receiving system information on aconfigured first resource.

In an optional implementation, the receiving module 410 is further usedfor receiving first indication information before receiving the systeminformation on the configured first resource, and the first determiningmodule 420 is used for determining the first resource according to thefirst indication information.

In an optional implementation, the first indication information is usedfor indicating location of the resource for sending the systeminformation, or the first indication information is used for indicatingstarting location of the resource for sending the system information,and at least one of time domain width of a resource block and frequencydomain width of the resource block. The first determining module 420 isspecifically used for determining the first resource according to thelocation of the resource for sending the system information indicated bythe first indication information. Optionally, the first determiningmodule 420 is further specifically used for determining the firstresource according to the starting location of the resource for sendingthe system information, and at least one of the time domain width of theresource block, and the frequency domain width of the resource block,indicated by the first indication information.

In an optional implementation, the first indication information isfurther used for indicating a transmission periodicity for sending thesystem information, and/or the first indication information is furtherused for indicating content information contained in the systeminformation.

In an optional implementation, the first indication information isfurther used for indicating location of a resource for sending controlinformation of the system information, or the first indicationinformation is used for indicating starting location of a resource forsending control information of the system information, and at least oneof time domain width of a resource block and frequency domain width ofthe resource block. The first determining module 420 is specificallyused for determining the resource for sending the control information ofthe system information according to the location of the resource forsending the control information of the system information indicated bythe first indication information, or according to the starting locationof the resource for sending the control information of the systeminformation, and at least one of the time domain width of the resourceblock and the frequency domain width of the resource block, indicated bythe first indication information. The receiving module 410 is furtherused for receiving the control information of the system information onthe resource for sending the control information of the systeminformation. The first determining module 420 is specifically used fordetermining the first resource according to a resource indicated by thecontrol information of the system information.

In an optional implementation, the control information of the systeminformation is further used for indicating a transmission periodicityfor sending the system information, and/or the control information ofthe system information is further used for indicating contentinformation contained in the sent system information.

In an optional implementation, the receiving module 410 is specificallyused for receiving the first indication information throughsynchronization information.

In an optional implementation, the first indication information isfurther used for indicating whether the apparatus needs to receive thesystem information on the first resource. The first determining module420 is specifically used for determining the first resource according tothe first indication information when the first indication informationis further used for indicating that the apparatus needs to receive thesystem information on the first resource.

In an optional implementation, the apparatus 400 further includes asecond determining module, used for determining the first resourceaccording to preconfigured information before receiving the systeminformation on the configured first resource.

In an optional implementation, the preconfigured information is used forindicating a calculation method of the first resource, the seconddetermining module is specifically used for determining the firstresource according to the calculation method of the first resourceindicated by the preconfigured information.

In an optional implementation, the preconfigured information is used forindicating a calculation method of the resource for sending controlinformation of the system information. The second determining module isfurther specifically used for calculating the resource for sending thecontrol information of the system information according to thecalculation method of the resource for sending the control informationof the system information indicated by the preconfigured information.The receiving module 410 is further used for receiving the controlinformation of the system information on the resource for sending thecontrol information of the system information. The second determiningmodule is specifically used for determining the first resource accordingto a resource indicated by the control information of the systeminformation.

In an optional implementation, the receiving module 410 is furtherspecifically used for receiving the system information simultaneously orsequentially according to bandwidth supported by the apparatus 400.

In an optional implementation, the system information includes secondindication information, and the second indication information is usedfor indicating resources for the apparatus 400 to receive other systeminformation than the system information. The receiving module 410 isfurther used for receiving the other system information on the resourcesfor receiving the other system information than the system informationaccording to the second indication information after receiving thesystem information on the configured first resource.

In an optional implementation, the second indication information isfurther used for indicating an order in which the apparatus 400 receivesthe other system information, and/or the second indication informationis further used for indicating content information of the other systeminformation.

In an optional implementation, the system information is a masterinformation block.

FIG. 9 shows a schematic diagram of a system 500 for transmitting systeminformation provided by an implementation of the present disclosure. Thesystem 500 includes the apparatus 300 and the apparatus 400.

FIG. 10 is a schematic block diagram of an apparatus 600 fortransmitting system information according to an implementation of thepresent application. For example, the apparatus may be a network devicein the method 100. As illustrated in FIG. 10, the apparatus 600 includesa transceiver 610 and a processor 620.

The processor 620 is used for determining a resource for sending thesystem information. The transceiver 610 is used for sending the systeminformation on the resource for sending the system information.

It should be understood that the apparatus 600 may correspond to thenetwork device in the method 100, and may realize correspondingfunctions of the network device in the method 100, which will not bedescribed in detail herein for the sake of brevity.

FIG. 11 is a schematic block diagram of an apparatus 700 fortransmitting system information according to an implementation of thepresent application. The apparatus may be a terminal device in themethod 200. As illustrated in FIG. 11, the apparatus 700 includes atransceiver 710 and a processor 720. The transceiver 710 is used forreceiving system information on a configured first resource.

In an optional implementation, the transceiver 710 is further used forreceiving first indication information before receiving the systeminformation on the configured first resource. The processor 720 is usedfor determining the first resource according to the first indicationinformation.

It should be understood that the apparatus 700 may correspond to theterminal device in the method 200, and may realize correspondingfunctions of the terminal device in the method 200, which will not bedescribed in detail herein for the sake of brevity.

It should be understood that in implementations of the presentdisclosure, the processor 620, and the processor 720 may be centralprocessing units (CPU), or other general purpose processors, digitalsignal processors (DSP), application specific integrated circuits(ASIC), field programmable gate arrays (FPGA) or other programmablelogic devices, discrete gate or transistor logic devices, or discretehardware components, etc. The general purpose processor may be amicroprocessor, or the processor may be any conventional processor orthe like.

The term “and/or” in this document is merely an association relationshipdescribing associated objects, indicating that there may be threerelationships, for example, A and/or B may indicate three situations: Aalone, A and B, and B alone. In addition, the symbol “/” in thisdocument generally indicates that objects of the former and the latterconnected by “/” has an “or” relationship.

It should be understood that in various implementations of the presentdisclosure, values of sequence numbers of the above-mentioned processesdo not indicate an order of execution, and the order of execution ofvarious processes should be determined by their functions and internallogics, and should not constitute any limitation on the executionprocess of the implementations of the present disclosure.

Those of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that the exemplaryelements and algorithm acts described in connection with theimplementations disclosed herein can be realized in electronic hardware,or a combination of computer software and electronic hardware. Whetherthese functions are performed in hardware or software depends onspecific applications and design constraints of a technical solution.Skilled in the art may use different methods to realize the describedfunctions for each particular application, but such realization shouldnot be considered to be beyond the scope of the present disclosure.

Those skilled in the art may clearly understand that for convenience andconciseness of description, the specific working process of the system,apparatus and unit described above may refer to the correspondingprocess in the aforementioned implementations of methods, and detailsare not described herein again.

In several implementations provided by the present disclosure, it shouldbe understood that the disclosed systems, apparatus and methods may beimplemented in other ways. For example, the apparatus implementationsdescribed above are only illustrative, for example, the division of theunits is only a logical function division, and there may be otherdivision manners in actual implementation, for example, multiple unitsor components may be combined or integrated into another system, or somefeatures may be ignored or not executed. On the other hand, the mutualcoupling or direct coupling or communication connection shown ordiscussed may be indirect coupling or communication connection throughsome interface, device or unit, and may be in electrical, mechanical orother forms.

The unit described as a separate unit may or may not be physicallyseparated, and the component shown as a unit may or may not be aphysical unit, i.e., it may be located in one place or may bedistributed over multiple network units. Some or all of the units may beselected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of theimplementations.

In addition, various functional units in various implementations of thepresent disclosure may be integrated in one processing unit, or variousunits may be physically present separately, or two or more units may beintegrated in one unit.

The functions may be stored in a computer readable storage medium ifimplemented in the form of software functional units and sold or used asa separate product. Based on this understanding, the technical solutionof the present disclosure, in essence, or the part contributing to theprior art, or the part of the technical solution, may be embodied in theform of a computer software product stored in a storage medium,including a number of instructions for causing a computer device (whichmay be a personal computer, a server, or a network device) to performall or part of the acts of the method described in variousimplementations of the present disclosure. The aforementioned storagemedium includes U disk, mobile hard disk, read-only memory (ROM), randomaccess memory (RAM), magnetic disk or optical disk, and other mediumcapable of storing program codes.

What are described above are merely exemplary implementations of thepresent disclosure, but the protection scope of the present disclosureis not limited thereto. Any person skilled in the art may easilyconceive variations or substitutions within the technical scopedisclosed by the present disclosure, which should be included within theprotection scope of the present disclosure. Therefore, the protectionscope of the present disclosure should be determined by the scope of theappended claims.

What is claimed is:
 1. A method for transmitting system information, comprising: determining, by a network device, a resource for sending the system information; sending, by the network device, first indication information to at least one terminal device, wherein the first indication information is used for the at least one terminal device to determine the resource for sending the system information; and sending, by the network device, the system information on the resource for sending the system information.
 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first indication information is used for indicating location of the resource where the network device sends the system information, or the first indication information is used for indicating starting location of the resource where the network device sends the system information, and at least one of time domain width of a resource block and frequency domain width of the resource block.
 3. The method of claim 2, wherein the first indication information is further used for indicating a transmission periodicity for the network device to send the system information, and/or the first indication information is further used for indicating content information contained in the system information.
 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first indication information is further used for indicating location of a resource where the network device sends control information of the system information, or the first indication information is used for indicating starting location of a resource where the network device sends control information of the system information, and at least one of time domain width of a resource block and frequency domain width of the resource block.
 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first indication information is further used for indicating whether the at least one terminal device needs to receive the system information on the resource for sending the system information.
 6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the system information comprises second indication information, and the second indication information is used for indicating resources for at least one terminal device to receive other system information than the system information; wherein the second indication information is further used for indicating an order in which the at least one terminal device receives the other system information, and/or the second indication information is further used for indicating content information of the other system information.
 7. A method for receiving system information, wherein the method comprises: receiving, by a terminal device, first indication information; determining, by the terminal device, a configured first resource according to the first indication information; and receiving, by the terminal device, system information on the first resource.
 8. The method of claim 7, wherein the first indication information is used for indicating location of a resource for sending the system information, or the first indication information is used for indicating starting location of the resource for sending the system information, and at least one of time domain width of a resource block and frequency domain width of the resource block; wherein determining, by the terminal device, the first resource according to the first indication information comprises: determining, by the terminal device, the first resource according to the location of the resource for sending the system information indicated by the first indication information; or determining, by the terminal device, the first resource according to the starting location of the resource for sending the system information, and the at least one of the time domain width of the resource block and the frequency domain width of the resource block, indicated by the first indication information.
 9. The method of claim 8, wherein the first indication information is further used for indicating a transmission periodicity for sending the system information, and/or the first indication information is further used for indicating content information contained in the system information.
 10. The method of claim 9, wherein the first indication information is further used for indicating location of a resource for sending control information of the system information, or the first indication information is used for indicating starting location of a resource for sending control information of the system information, and at least one of time domain width of a resource block and frequency domain width of the resource block; wherein determining, by the terminal device, the first resource according to the first indication information comprises: determining, by the terminal device, the resource for sending the control information of the system information according to the location of the resource for sending the control information of the system information indicated by the first indication information, or according to the starting location of the resource for sending the control information of the system information, and the at least one of the time domain of the resource block and the frequency domain width of the resource block, indicated by the first indication information; receiving, by the terminal device, the control information of the system information on the resource for sending the control information of the system information; and determining, by the terminal device, the first resource according to a resource indicated by the control information of the system information.
 11. The method of claim 7, wherein the first indication information is further used for indicating whether the terminal device needs to send the system information on the first resource for sending; wherein determining, by the terminal device, the resource according to the first indication information comprises: determining, by the terminal device, the first resource according to the first indication information when the first indication information is further used for indicating that the terminal device needs to send the system information on the first resource.
 12. The method according to claim 7, wherein the system information comprises second indication information, and the second indication information is used for indicating to the terminal device resources for receiving other system information than the system information; wherein after receiving, by the terminal device, the system information on the configured first resource, the method further comprises: receiving, by the terminal device, the other system information on the resources for receiving the other system information than the system information according to the second indication information; wherein the second indication information is further used for indicating an order in which the terminal device receives the other system information, and/or the second indication information is further used for indicating content information of the other system information.
 13. An apparatus for transmitting system information, comprising: a processor, used for determining a resource for sending the system information; and a transceiver, used for sending first indication information to at least one terminal device, wherein the first indication information is used for the at least one terminal device to determine the resource for sending the system information; and sending the system information on the resource for sending the system information.
 14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the first indication information is used for indicating location of the resource for sending the system information, or the first indication information is used for indicating starting location of the resource for sending the system information, and at least one of time domain width of a resource block and frequency domain width of the resource block.
 15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the first indication information is further used for indicating a transmission periodicity for sending the system information, and/or the first indication information is further used for indicating content information contained in the system information.
 16. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the first indication information is further used for indicating location of a resource for sending control information of the system information, or the first indication information is used for indicating starting location of a resource for sending control information of the system information, and at least one of time domain width of a resource block and frequency domain width of the resource block.
 17. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the first indication information is further used for indicating whether the at least one terminal device needs to receive the system information on the resource for sending the system information.
 18. The apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the system information comprises second indication information, and the second indication information is used for indicating resources for at least one terminal device to receive other system information than the system information; wherein the second indication information is further used for indicating an order in which the at least one terminal device receives the other system information, and/or the second indication information is further used for indicating content information of the other system information.
 19. An apparatus for receiving system information, comprising: a transceiver, used for receiving system information on a configured first resource.
 20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the transceiver is further used for: receiving first indication information before receiving the system information on the configured first resource; wherein the apparatus further comprises: a processor, used for determining the first resource according to the first indication information. 